Zoe Saldaña gets emotional as she discusses controversial Nina Simone role
us.hola.comZoe Saldaña acknowledges the controversy that surrounded her portrayal of Nina Simone. In a new interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Saldaña opened up about her new series “Special Ops: Lioness,” and about her career, including the harsh criticism she received when playing the role of Simone in the year 2016.
Zoe Saldaña and Adria Arjona will celebrate Marco Perego’s ‘The Absence of Eden’ at the Taormina Film FestivalZoe Saldaña almost missed the opportunity of working alongside Nicole Kidman“I should have never accepted the part,” said Saldaña. “I am black and nobody will ever tell me how to be black.
But as a person of Afro-Latino and African heritage, I have to understand just how complex this conversation needs to be,” she said.
Saldaña also revealed some of the emotional toll that the moment took on her, including the relentless bullying that she faced. “I grew up listening to her,” she said tearing up. “I felt like she did sing to me.
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